Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

10 have rough journey, for hear that tho
Mnsai are about, and as you know, they nre
not pleasant customers. Your best plan will
bo 10 CHOOSE few picked men for personal
servants and hunters, and 10 hire bearers
from village 10 village II win give you an
inhnity OF trouble, but perhaps ON the whole
IL viii prove q cheaper and more advantage
Gus course than engaging caravan, and you
win be less liable 10 deseition."
Fortunately there were al Lamu at this
time a party OF Wakwan Aslkari soldlorxl.
The Wakwah, who are cross between tho
Nasal and the Wntaveta, are fine manly
race, possessing many Of tho good qualities Of
OF the Zulu and greater capacity for civlli-
zation. They are also great hunters. As it
happened, these particular men had recently
been long trip with an Englishman named
Jutson, who mad started from Mombasa, a
port about $50 miles below Lamu, and Jour
neyed right round Kilis:.sass:i:o, enc OF tie
highest known mountains in Africa. Poor
fellow, he had died of fever when on his re-
turn journey, and within a days march Of
Mombasa. II does seem hard that he should
have gone off thus when within few hours
Of safety, and after having survived so many
perils, but so II was. Hes hunters buried him,
and then came on To Lnmu IN dhow. Our
friend the consul suggested to us that we had
better try and hire these men, and accord
ingly on the following morning we started to
interview tho party, accompanied by an in
terpretor.
In due course we found them In mud hut
on the outskirts OF the town. Three Of the
men were sitting outside the hut, and fine,
frank looking fellows they were, having q
more or less civilized appearance. To them
we cautiously opened the object of our visit,
at first with very scant success. They declared
that they could not entertain any such idea,
that they wero worn and weary with long
travelling, and that thcir hearts were sore at
the loss Of their master. They meant to go
back to their homes and rest awhile. This
did not sound very promising, SO by way of
effecting diversion asked where the re-
moinder Of them were. was told there werc
six, and l saw but three. One of tho men
said that they slept in the hut, and were yet
resting after their labors-"sleep weighed
down their eyelids, and sorrow made theii
hearts as lead; it was best to sleep, for with
sleep came forgetfulness But the men should
be awakened"
Presently they came out of the hut, yawning
the FIRST twomen being evidently of the same
race and style as those already before us; but
tho appearance of the third and last nearly
made mo jump out of my skin. He was very
tall, broad man, quite six foot three, should
say, but gaunt, with lean, wiry looking limbs.
Ny first glance at him told me that he was
no Wakwai-he was pure bred Zula. He
came out with his thin, aristocratic looking
hand placed before his face to hide yawn,
SO could only see that he was ''Keshla," or
ringed man, and that he had great three
cornered hole In his forehead In another
second he removed his hand, revealing O
powerful looking Zulu face, with humorous
mouth, short woolly beard tinged with
gray, and pair OF brown eyes keen as q
hawks. know my man at once, although
had not seen him for twelve years. "How dc
you do, Umslopogaas" said, quietly, IN
Zulu.
The tail man (who among his own people
was commonly known as the "Wooipecker, ,
and also as the "Slaughterer1 started, and
almost let the long handled battleax he held
In bis hand fall in his astonishment Mex.
second he had recognized me, and was salut
ing me in an outburst of sonorous Language
which made his companions the Wakwaf
stare.
"Koos" Chief, he began, "Koos-y- Pagate
Koos-y-umcool" chief from Of old-mighty
chief. "Koosl Babal" (fatbeD. "Macuma
zahn, old hunter, slayer Of elephants, cater
up OF lions, clever one. watchful onel brave
onel quick onel whose shot never misses
who strikes straight home, who grasps hand
and holds 1t to the DEATH IL o., is a true
| friend). "Koosl Babai wise is the voice Of ouI
people that says: Mountain never meets
with mountain, but at daybreal or at ever
man shall meet again with man. Behold c
messenger came up from Natal. 'Macuina
zahn is deadp cried he. The land know.
Mocumazahn no more That is years ago
Aad now, behold, now is this strange place Of
sinks find Macumazahn, my friend. TherC
ID no room for doubt; the brush OF the OLD
jackal has gone little gray, butts not his eye
as keen, and are not his teeth as SHARPE Ha
hal Macumazahn, mindest thou how thor
didst plant the ball in the eye OF the charging
buifalo-mindest thou
| had let him run on thus because / saw
that his enthusiasm was producing a marked
nffect upon the minds of the five Wakwafis
who appeared to understand something of h..
talk; but now thought it time to put stoI
TO it, for there is nothing that hate SO mucl
os this Zulu system Of extravngant praising--
"bongering," as they call it. "Silencel"
said. alas all thy noisy talk been stopped
since last saw thee that it breaks out thus
and sweeps us away7 What doest thou herr
with these men--thou whom left chief il
2ululaiidl How is it that thou art far from
thine own place, and gathered together will
strangersi'
| UElslopogaas leaned himself upon the heat
OF his long battleax (Which was nothing els,
but pole OK with beautiful handle Of rhi
noceros horn, and his grim face grew sad.
shy Father" he answered, II have wort
TO tell thee, but / cannot speak it before thes,
low people" (umfagozana), and he glanced q
the Wakwah askari; sit is for thine own ear
Ny Father, this will say" and hero his fac
grew stern again, "a woman betrayed mo u
the ath, and covered my name with shame
lay, nay own wife, round faced girl, be
trayed me; but l escaped from death; ay,
broke from the very hands of those who CAM
to STAY me. / struck but three blows will
this mine ak Inkosikaas-surely my Fathcl
will remember it-one TO the right, one to th,
left and one in front, and yet left three mel
dead. And then l fed, and, as my Fathe
knows, even now that / am old, my feet ar
as the feet OF the Sassaby, and there breathe
| nor tho man xrho NV r,,YniY,1 nap toyob ~,